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LumaSense Acquires Gas-Analysis Leader Andros

SANTA CLARA, CA /MARKET WIRE/ -- LumaSense Technologies Inc., a leading provider of sensing solutions, announced the completion of its acquisition of New A.C. Inc. dba Andros Inc., ("Andros"), a privately held company based in Richmond, CA, focused on gas analysis for the medical and clean technology sectors.

"Andros is an excellent complement to our existing portfolio, as we continue to strengthen our business and add value to the marketplace with innovative sensor instrumentation, technology, and products," said Vivek Joshi, CEO of LumaSense Technologies. "They have been a pioneer in setting the standards of care for anesthesia gas monitoring, and their innovative platform for the clean-technology sector provides the industry with cost-effective quality solutions that result in a cleaner, healthier environment."

Andros' solutions are used across many different applications and sectors, including the hospital operating room, where real-time monitoring of gases inspired and expired by the anesthetized patient is vital to ensuring patient safety; during emissions monitoring, where vehicle and other exhaust emissions have been a major contributor to the world's air pollution problems; and across the food storage industry, which faces the constant threat of spoilage due to undetected loss of refrigerant gas. Andros' gas analysis solutions enable the industry to address these challenges with proven technology, products, and support.

About LumaSense Technologies Inc.LumaSense Technologies is a global leader in providing quality sensor instrumentation to the clean technology, medical and energy markets. LumaSense is an operating company with a strategy to acquire other leading sensor instrumentation companies serving similar customers with complementary technologies and products. LumaSense's first two acquisitions are industry pioneers with hundreds of global customers: Luxtron Corp.—fiber-optic temperature measurement sensors—and Innova AirTech Instruments—trace gas monitoring and analysis. In February 2007, LumaSense announced an agreement to acquire Mikron Infrared, a leading provider of thermal imaging systems and blackbody calibration instruments. LumaSense is backed by Oak Investment Partners, a leading multi-stage venture capital firm with a 28-year history, and Element, a leading venture capital investor in clean technology.

About AndrosAndros was started in 1968 as a developer of scientific instruments under contract to U.S. government agencies. For more than three decades, Andros has been the technology provider of choice to OEMs needing high-performance, high-quality gas sensing solutions in the most demanding environments, focused on the clean technology and medical markets.